Implementation of position assimilation for ARGO floats in a realistic Mediterranean Sea OPA model and twin experiment testing

Ocean Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-236

  Taillandier, V ^a   Griffa, A ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MESOSCALE MOTION; SIMULATION; TESTING METHOD;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33845355617     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-2-223-2006     Document Type: Article

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